April
14
SXSW Film Fest Producer Matt Dentler Ankles for Cinetic Marketing Post; Janet Pierson Takes Over
SXSW has hired Austin transplant Janet Pierson--who I've known for years-- to replace Matt Dentler as producer of the SXSW Film Festival and Conference in Austin, Texas, founded in 1993.
In 1986, Pierson and her partner/husband John Pierson started their stint as producer reps. They helped to launch such indie films as Roger and Me, She’s Gotta Have It, Slacker and Clerks. (This was memorably written up by John Pierson in his book Spike, Mike, Slackers and Dykes.)
Janet Pierson was a co-creator with her partner of the 1997 TV series Split Screen, which aired 66 episodes on the Independent Film Channel.
Dentler, SXSW Film Festival Producer since 2004, will be moving to New York City as head of the marketing and programming operations of Cinetic Digital Rights Management.
Way to go--excellent moves for both. SXSW has been gaining momentum and Pierson is ably suited to keep that going. UPDATE: Here's Michael Jones' Variety story. And Indiewire.
[Photos courtesy Indiewire.]




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